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FMC Comes to Poland
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Cicero Networks, the FMC vendor, has announced that Poland's Mobilna Telefonia Internetowa (MTI) has launched the country's first FMC network based on VoIP and GSM. The service, targeted at the corporate and small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) segments, works on Nokia E-Series and Microsoft Windows handsets....Huawei Wins T-Mobile European Network Deal
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Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile unit has selected Chinese telecoms equipment vendor Huawei to provide Packet Switched Core Networks (PS-CN) across five key European countries: Germany, the United Kingdom, Austria, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic. Under the terms of the deal, Huawei will replace T-Mobile's existing...Why Wait for IMS?
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Many engineers are perfectionists who see their current projects as hopelessly compromised and flawed, compared with their intentions. The perfectionist knows all the things that could be better if only given time, money and resources. Today, we see service providers embracing this attitude, as they wait for IMS to change the world. ...LogMeIn for Smart Phone Support
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So many smart phones, yet so little smart phone support. LogMeIn a provider of remote connectivity and support tools, wants to help smart phone users with LogMeIn Rescue + Mobile, a new service that enables call centers and IT administrators to troubleshoot and repair smart phones remotely. Provided as a software-as-a-service (SaaS)...Opera Takes Browser War to EU
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BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Web browser developer Opera Software ASA complained to the European Commission about Microsoft Corp. on Thursday, asking regulators to force the company to give users a choice of Internet software with its Windows operating system. It also alleged that Microsoft was holding developers back from making ...Nokia Declares First Victory in Qualcomm Phone Wars
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Qualcomm's attempt to get Nokia GSM phones banned in the U.S. was halted today as an administrative law judge with the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled that Nokia violated none of Qualcomm patents. The fight isn't over yet, though. The ruling is only an initial determination, which Qualcomm plans to appeal,...Not On Your Holiday Wish List: VoIP Vulnerabilities
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Enterprise VoIP security house Sipera Systems, in a year-end roundup sure to give network communications managers nightmares during the holiday season, today released its list of the "Top 5 VoIP Vulnerabilities" gathered during the past year - most of which continue to threaten corporate and even consumer VoIP users. ...EU Clears Sony Ericsson Deal
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Sony Ericsson was given the OK by the European Commission to sell a 50% stake of software developer UI Holdings to Motorola. The commission cleared the deal after it said it found no antitrust problems and received no complaints from rivals. UI Holdings is the parent company of UIQ Technology, which licenses open user-interface...AT&T Prepares CDN Push
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AT&T Inc. is preparing a big push in the content delivery market, putting it in competition with Akamai Technologies Inc., Limelight Networks Inc. , and others in the fast-growing space. During the company's analyst day yesterday, Ron Spears, AT&T's group president of global business services, said the carrier...--------------------
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